you get for christmas. >> that is the president talking aboutthefiscalcliffandabout attack its rates going up for the middle class. his tax plan is to elevate for the top 2 percent earners. there trying to find middle ground between now and the end of the year. we'll be back with more coverage in just a bit. the bay bridge had a problem with the metering lights down because of the power outage. the golden gate bridge traffic is a bit on the lighter side dealing with the rain pushing through. we have video of the rain hitting highway 24 at the caldecott tunnel on the east side. as you see it as a rough commute there this morning. we are also watching wall street the dow fell below 13,000. is down 23 and sitting at 12,998. apple will start selling the new slimmed down i mac desktop computers today. the model to 21 1/2 and screen will cost $1,300 and up depending on configuration. the model with a 27 in. screen will started $1,800. they have no disk drive making the edges one-fifth the thickness of the old model. apple revealed the models a month ago but they start selling today.

hill to find a solution for theimpendingfiscalclifftoday.republicans claim the white house has yet to provide specifics on how the president will curb the rapid growth of programs like medicare and medicaid. the president is insisting that tax rates go up on families that earn more than $250,000 a year. house speaker john major is adamant that any new tax bracket is coming from overhauling the tax code and clearing out tax breaks and lower rates for everyone. it is 9:06 a.m. and we'll be back in a couple of minutes. let's take a live look at bernal heights. this big tree came down and we'll have more on that in a couple of minutes. among take a look at some of this damage from the wind and rain and san francisco's berle heights neighborhood. yoli is on the scene. what street is this on? >> i believe this is virginia street. it is virginia street. i'm just getting confirmation. this jury blancs to this city and it is on the sidewalk here. according to a neighbor they heard a fall around 4:00 a.m.. it was one of those things that history was bound to fall they just did not know when.